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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1217 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA
BAYS.
SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE
AVERAGE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.
GMZ300-131815-
1217 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
WINDS VEER FROM EAST TO THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. LIGHT TO
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND, BEFORE A
STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES OFFSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT, BRINGING ANOTHER
ROUND OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS THROUGH MONDAY. GALE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY. WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT.
GMZ335-131815-
GALVESTON BAY-
1217 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH, INCREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH, INCREASING TO VERY
ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO
CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ330-131815-
MATAGORDA BAY-
1217 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
INCREASING TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
45 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH, INCREASING TO VERY
ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO
ROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, INCREASING
TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
GMZ350-355-131815-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
1217 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FEET.
GMZ370-375-131815-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX FROM 20 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1217 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
REST OF TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND
2 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 2 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 5 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
13 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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